Ch. 5 Flashcards
French trapper who explored the upper Mississippi River
Louis Joliet
French priest who explored the upper Mississippi River
Jacques Marquette
What the French call the territory they claimed along the Mississippi River
Louisiana
Resourceful French commander during King William’s war
Comte de Frontenac
Colonial commander who fought in the skirmish of the French and Indian War
George Washington
Surprise attacks by small, hidden groups
Guerrilla warfare
Author of a proposal to unite the colonies against France
Benjamin Franklin
important fort the French build at the forks of the Ohio river at the outset of the French and Indian war
Fort Duquesne
What colonial congress attempted unsuccessfully to unite the colonies during the French and Indian war
Albany congress
British commander who was badly defeated by French and Indian forces
Edward Braddock
Talented British General who died capturing Quebec
James Wolfe
Prime minister of Great Britain who won the Seven Years War
William Pitt
British King who antagonized the colonists
King George 3
Indian cheif who confederacy devastated the frontier
Pontiac
Requirement that salaries, taxes and expenditures be scrutinized by elected officials
Power of the purse